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Does any know if the beans that you buy on the supermarket, will germinate? I want to grow beans to dry, and store, but dont want to pay top prices for seed, from the garden centre.
Jules

yes they do germinate. You could test it out. They should be sproutind in a few days in a warm place

Cheers Rhub!
I'll take you at your word. So if it all goes wrong, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!
Julia

 :D your only problem should be whether they're dwarf or climbing. . I think commercial beans are mostly dwarf of straggly to make it easier to harvest them by machine. Unbelievably, that piece of helpful advice came from The Great Gardener himself last year  :o